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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtwax, post: 24671, member: 696&quot;]I would agree with others in saying that your S-Mint nickel has been struck by new dies creating that look of a proof coin. I am not familiar with any proof 38 dies used to strike business issues. Also, I would agree that there were only a couple of dies used to strike the early proofs so the odds of one of them being recyled for business strikes is probably pretty slim as they would have been mostly worn out by the time they got to that stage. </p><p><br /></p><p>In regards to the small/over large date variety listed in the Cherry pickers guide I believe that this coin was desribed as such before detailed investigations into hub classes. There really is no such thing as a &quot;small date&quot; 1938 nickel and it is actually a class II + V rotation creating the &quot;look&quot; of a small/over large variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>One sure way to answer your question without a doubt would be to write to the Mint and ask them...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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